Singapore Monitor, 28 December 1984, Afternoon Edition
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Title Section16 1984-12-28 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR > EVENING > EDITION L (P) No 21 5 84 Friday, December 28. 1984 30:16 words
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Article, Illustration107 1984-12-28 1 UNESCO represents 160 countries, with more than half from the Third World. Britain, New Zealand and the Netherlands had also indicated they might reconsider their membership in the UN body. Unesco-sponsored activities here this year included a regional conference on computer and information development in the Asean countries. The107 words
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335 1984-12-28 1 SINGAPORE, which announced today that it was pulling out of Unesco, may also consider leaving other international organisations which had little relevance to it, Reuters quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying. The spokesman did not name the organisations. But he made clear that335 words
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217 1984-12-28 1 Agencies BANQKOK, Friday ABOUT 1,000 Vietnamese troops, backed by tank* and artillery pieces, were today reported close to Ampil, the headquarters of the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF). Thai intelligence officers, who asked not to be identified, said Vietnamese columns moving fromAgencies - 217 words
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Advertisement127 1984-12-28 1 The Monitor s quest for the TOP 10 STORIES of the year sorted out and collated by computer. has ended. And it's all thanks to you, Monitor readers, for The results will be carried in Monday s edition of The having played the role of editor in selecting them. Monitor,127 words
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Article, Illustration327 1984-12-28 2 OEI SIN GIOK - Jayakumar urges law firms to accept them By OEI SIN GIOK MORE than 30 per cent of Singapore's lawyers* are women. And in each of the four years in the National University of Singapore's Bachelor of Law course, women outnumber the male327 words
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244 1984-12-28 2 THE 10 air-conditioned buses linking Boon Lay and Bedok with the Central Business District has become so popular that the operators are applying to put five more vehicles on the routes. To cut down on operating costs, the operators, members of the Singapore School244 words
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123 1984-12-28 2 PRIVATE candidates will be accepted for the GCE "N" level examination from 1985, the Education Ministry announced yesterday. The Ministry has also revised the "O level entry requirements to enable suitably qualified "N" level holders to register as private candidates. Individuate who123 words
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144 1984-12-28 2 INFORMATION technology, office automation and computer security will be the main issues to be discussed at the forthcoming annual conference of the Singapore Computer Society. The experiences of various local comButer8 uter users such as the Mandarin Hotel, le Port of Singapore Authority as well144 words
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Article, Illustration127 1984-12-28 3 POLICE are keen to interview a couple in connection with a number of recent cheating cases involving a total sum of $2.3 million. They believe Khoo Eng Kew alias Moses Khoo and Jimmy Khoo, 36, and his 34-year-old wife, Sim Kay Cheng alias127 words
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189 1984-12-28 3 SURESH NAIR - By SURESH NAIR THE ARREST of a 35-year-old robbery suspect, whose victims were children between 11 and 16 years, have led detectives to recover an assortment of jewellery and valuables. Joo Chiat detectives arrested him in an ambush at the Bedok Central Food Centre189 words
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Article, Illustration151 1984-12-28 3 Chee Li Choo - Story: Chee Li Choo FANCY having a selection of local and Western food in an air-conditioned restaurant with Ah Meng and other animals from the zoo as company? This will be made possible when local caterer Bowater Food Systems takes over thePicture: Spencer Loh - 151 words
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Article299 1984-12-28 4 EE BOON LEE - By EE BOON LEE AFTER serving 25 years as a minister, Mr Ong Pang Boon is to relinquish his ministerial portfolio in the next Cabinet, The Monitor understands. There has been no official confirmation so far of Mr Ong's resignation. Mr Ong, 55, has299 words
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435 1984-12-28 4 SEAH MEI KIANG - By SEAH MEI KIANG FOUR out of five Singaporean men believe that the husband of a working wife should help with all the household chores including cooking, washing ana cleaning. Boys learning the piano are not generally considered "sissy," but opinion is divided over435 words
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Article92 1984-12-28 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOMb NEWS THE RANKS of reservis' non-commissioned officers (NCOs) employed by ..ne government are being printed alongside their names in the Singapore Government Directory for the first time. In the latest issue f the directory, published in October bv the T'formation92 words
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Article68 1984-12-28 4 POLICE are checking whether computer shops which allow customers to play video games are breaching the Public Entertainments Act. The Act says entertainment can be provided only in an approved place for which a licence has been obtained. But video games are not specifically mentioned in68 words
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Article68 1984-12-28 4 THE Singapore United Front (SUF) is considering making a number of major reforms, including changing its name, adopting a new insignia ana putting more professionals on the central committee. The changes, according to SUF chairman Tan Chee Kien, is to give the party a brand68 words
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Article62 1984-12-28 4 POLICE are planning a special operation to crack down on punk youths hanging around shops in Orchard Road. This follows complaints that outlandishly dressed young people have been obstructing passageways ana intimidating shoppers. Loiterers will be rounded up and screened for criminal records, then counselled on62 words
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Article82 1984-12-28 4 A SINGAPORE Armed Forces scholar has been studying childcare and child development services for tne past three months in the Ministry of Social Affairs. Major Tan Keng Hian. an administrative officer, was posted to the Social Affairs Ministry on Sept 22 to take up the82 words
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Advertisement100 1984-12-28 4 FRISCO'S FESTIVE FARE. to make this season really special NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER Nett (Inclusive of Cess. Service Charge and Novelties). Fresh Garden Pea Soup lightly curried fresh pea soup Poached Fillet of Dover Sole served with julienne of vegetables \vS*«2 and white wine sauce Lane Sherbet Laurent Perrier lime100 words
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Advertisement187 1984-12-28 5 ANEW INTERNATIONAL NAME. AN ESTABLISHED GLOBAL BANK. >■ ii i .:r■ < Z z i rMmMm WfM Sw On January 1st, 1985, a new name goes up over the doors of our impressive new headquarters building and all our branches throughout Singapore. Standard Chartered Bank. You know us as The187 words
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80 1984-12-28 6 AP JAKARTA, Fri INDONESIA'S earning from oil exports during the first nine months of this year increased by 10 per cent from the same period of last year to U559,368 million (552.02 billion), the Central Bank said yesterday. The bank said earningAP - 80 words
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255 1984-12-28 6 UPI GENEVA, Friday OPEC HAS neared unanimous accord on an unprecedented system to monitor each member's output and on prices to boost the 13-member cartel's declining influence on the world oil market. Agreement by all but one member of the Organisation ofUPI - 255 words
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Article, Illustration74 1984-12-28 6 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS TWO STREET people (above) living in the "Tent City" opposite the Los Angeles City Hall play their musical instruments for the passers by. The Tent City, which is set up in a park, has been a temporary home74 words
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Article99 1984-12-28 6 Yale sued for 108 mil HARVARD University student Margaret Cimino, 20, who suffered severe head injuries when struck by a falling goal post after a Yale-Harvard football game last year has filed a US$5O-million (Sf 108 million) negligence suit. The suit, filed in the Federal Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, names99 words
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Article74 1984-12-28 6 BRITAIN'S royal family is on a "hit list" issued by anti-blood sports extremists who desecrated the grave of a fox hunting duke over Christmas. Tne hunt retribution squad issued the list yesterday, saying it would use violence to end all blood sports. "It is time74 words
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Article, Illustration47 1984-12-28 6 SENATOR Edward Kennedy (above) stretching out a sympathetic hand to an Ethiopian woman refugee on Christmas morning as she and her family arrive at the Tukl Baab refugee camp in Kassala province in eastern Sudan after trekking from neighbouring Tigre province in Ethiopia.47 words
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Article89 1984-12-28 6 HOW would you like to come home and find a note saying "the exterminators were here but we couldn't find the snake?" Mr Wally Crouter, who does a 10-minute radio report called "Canada Today" for 15 Florida stations, found just such a note when he and his89 words
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Article55 1984-12-28 6 FORMER Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and pop singer Cyndi Lauper are among Ms. Magazine's top 12 women of tne year. The youngest to win was Charity Grant, 10, a fourth-grade student from lowa Cfty, lowa, honoured for refusing a reading award from a55 words
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191 1984-12-28 7 UPI NEW YORK, Friday IT IS OFTEN better to avoid making New Year resolutions than to make resolutions that will be too difficult to keep. "People should refrain from setting their goals too high," Dr Robert London, head.of the short-term psychotherapy programme at New YorkUPI - 191 words
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97 1984-12-28 7 Reuter NEW DELHI, Fri NEW KILLINGS and violence have marred the final stages of India's general election but the task of counting some 200 million votes gets under way today. At least eight people were killed and dozens hurt during voting yesterday. Six diedReuter - 97 words
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363 1984-12-28 7 Reuter ANKARA, Friday TURKEY and the Soviet Union dropped plans to issue a joint communique on the two-dav visit by Soviet Prime Minister Nikolai Tikhonov because of divergent views among officials working on a draft, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The semi-official Anatolian news agencyReuter - 363 words
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Article, Illustration51 1984-12-28 7 UPI An intense blaze flaring up at a Texaco refinery on Wednesday, fuelled by pressurised oil. The blaze was ignited by an explosion in a delay coking unit used to process crude oil into petrol. The fiery explosion was declared a major emergency.UPI - 51 words
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224 1984-12-28 8 Agencies WASHINGTON, Friday AN OFFICIAL study details American dissatisfaction over what it considers the failure of Japan to fulfill its promises to open markets to US products and businessmen. The study describes tariff cuts as too small and guite shallow, says steps to remove nontariffAgencies - 224 words
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Article, Illustration758 1984-12-28 8 Bid by firm to market product adapted from Chinese folk remedy UPI TOKYO, Friday A JAPANESE company that markets tiny adhesive magnets thought to relieve muscle pain by stimulating blooa flow is seekirig permission to sell its product in the United States. "Erikiban A, nothing more or lessUPI - 758 words
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156 1984-12-28 8 UPI LONDON, Fri LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi has expressed his regret at the killing of a London policewoman, which provoked the Libyan Embassy siege and the severing of diplomatic relations between London and Tripoli, a Church of England envoy said yesterday. Another unidentified Libyan "seniorUPI - 156 words
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230 1984-12-28 9 AP BEIJING, Friday CHINA plans to introduce competition to the staterun tourism industry as part of the Communist Party's economic reform programme, a top tourism official said yesterday. "This will happen naturally, increasing step by step," National Tourism Administration director Han Kehua saidAP - 230 words
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200 1984-12-28 9 UPI BOSTON, Friday ELDERLY patients admitted to special geriatric hospital units tend to live longer, are less likely to be discharged to nursing homes and cost less in the long run, says a group of California doctors. The units have specially trainedUPI - 200 words
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87 1984-12-28 9 Reuter COLOMBO, Friday SEPARATIST guerillas holding two Sri Lankan police inspectors under threat of death have extended until this morning their deadline for payment of a US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) ransom, official sources said last night. The guerillas, fighting for a separate state for Sri Lanka'sReuter - 87 words
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126 1984-12-28 9 Reuter PARIS, Friday A VIETNAMESE opposition group said yesterday its members sentenced to death by Vietnam's Supreme Court last week on plot charges had faced a "parody of trial." "The communist apparatus in Vietnam is now facing many difficulties both onReuter - 126 words
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124 1984-12-28 10 UPI JEFFERSON CITY (Missouri), Friday A STATE legislator has said he has introduced a bill that would make nose-blowing an offence, punishable up to US$2OO (Ss44o), if it's done in a restaurant in a "loud, obnoxious or offensive manner." Democratic Representative Fred EUPI - 124 words
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121 1984-12-28 10 UPI DETROIT, Friday A RURAL letter carrier will not lose his job for failing to put stamps on his Christmas cards, but he's being billed for the postage due. Mr Frank DePlanche, a mailman for 29 years, Eut Christmas cardsUPI - 121 words
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Article, Illustration372 1984-12-28 10 UPI TORUN (Poland), Friday TWO OF the four secret policemen charged with killing a pro-Solidarity priest were told by a fellow conspirator that the slaying was ordered at the highest level of government, a Polish prosecutor said yesterday The trialUPI; PICTURE: UPI - 372 words
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Article318 1984-12-28 11 New evidence leads archaeologists to revise their opinions of South-east Asian history Reuter BAN CHIANG (Thailand), Friday A REMOTE jungle village once peopled by Bronze Age settlers has caused archaeologists to revise their opinions of South-east Asian history. Artefacts were left over a 3,000-year period fromReuter - 318 words
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422 1984-12-28 11 UPI BOGOTA (Colombia), Friday PRESIDENT Belisario Betancur has launched a military probe into drug trafficking from his palace after disclosing that a shipment of cocaine was sent from the Presidential Press Office to Spain. Dr Alfonso Ospina, Chief of Staff in the PresidentialUPI - 422 words
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122 1984-12-28 11 Reuter LOS ANGELES, Friday LARRY the tug-of-love horse is being pulled both ways in a divorce battle between a 74-year-old cowboy and his wife. Film star and rodeo rider Montie Montana and his wife Eleanor have both claimed custody of Larry, a 12-year-oldReuter - 122 words
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Article14 1984-12-28 12 British Telecom, the world's largestever equity issue, has been successfully floated.14 words
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Article17 1984-12-28 12 THE British Government's expansive monetary policies provide the much needed boost to investors.17 words
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Article566 1984-12-28 12 Over a million subscribers join the big rush for British Telecom shares A preview of the UK stock market by Samuel Montagu U Co f- FOCUS ON THE Y LONDON SCENE 1 1 AFTER MANY months of buildup, the world's largest-ever equity issue has been successfully floated.566 words
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564 1984-12-28 12 Hoare Govett - A preview-of the UK stock market by Hoare Govett THE LONDON securities markets continued to perform fairly well in local currency terms during 1984. The main driving force behind the rise in the indices was the rather expansive attitude of monetary policies. It was these564 words
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Article181 1984-12-28 13 THE LOCAL bourse opened very quiet this morning and closed at overnight levels at the lunch time break. Lum Chang opened at $1.06, making it the first issue in recent years to open below its issued price of $1.10. It traded within a range of $1.04181 words
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67 1984-12-28 13 HMLLSTREET WALL STREET slumbered through yesterday's stock market session, rousing itseli long •enough to push stock prices lower in light holiday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6.40 to 1202 52 In the broader market, declining issues led gainers 897 to 575.67 words
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Article41 1984-12-28 13 The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 406.12, down 1.56 points from the previous day's close of 407.68 The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was up 0.098b point to 134.0705 in morning trading from previous day's close of 133.9720.41 words
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Article314 1984-12-28 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: tone: slightly easier Boustead I 72/1.74 Cold Storage 2 60/2 64 FAN 4 96/4 98 G I H 2 43/2 50 Haw Par 2 09 B Isetan 2 38 B Jurong Cement 1 98 S Keck Seng 2 08/2 09 Esso 2 55314 words
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Article111 1984-12-28 13 Your SS to on* unit Of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO USf 2 1865 2.1765 2 1675 C sterling 2 5427 2 5207 2 5107 Australian 1.8183 ***** l 9792 CURRENCY NOTES St to 1 unit USI 218 216 NZ8 110 1.00 sterling 2.55 2 48 Australian111 words
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Article118 1984-12-28 13 Reuter THE US dollar was little changed compared with New York levels against most major currencies in quiet early trading. The dollar held at New York's close of 250.25/35 yen but was softer at 3.1480/1500 marks compared with 3.1490/1510 in the US. Sterling rose to an earlyReuter - 118 words
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761 1984-12-28 14 GARRY WAINSCOTT - GARRY WAINSCOTT President, Sapi I REGRET that I must take exception to some suggestions made by Mr Lawrence Lim for tne Permanent Secretary (Health)/Director of Medical Services in his letter "Ministry won't rush into legislation unnecessarily." (SM, Dec 11). On June 22, the Singapore761 words
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167 1984-12-28 14 "IRBA PUZZLER" (SM, Nov 23) is still unclear about "travel allowances." A reimbursement of transport expenses incurred by an employee on behalf of the employer is not income. On the other hand, a transport allowance paid to an employee, regardless of the actual reimbursable transport167 words
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149 1984-12-28 14 MISS JEANNE TAY - MISS JEANNE TAY Piblic Relations Officer Singapore Broadcasting Corporation I REFER to the letter from Mr Peter Boyd requesting the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) to telecast better programmes during the festive seasons (SM, Dec 12). The SBC television programme schedules are always brighter than usual149 words
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430 1984-12-28 14 Jon Van - ■y Jon Van of Tho Chicago Tribuno ARLINGTON (Virginia): To all the factors that eat away at national productivity, add yet another: lunch. Eating lunch, especially a big lunch, is a very reliable way to reduce an individual's alertness and cause him to430 words
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Article534 1984-12-28 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT COMMENT FOR THE second time in as many months, Vietnamese troops in Cambodia have launched an all-out attack against the Cambodian resistance forces along the Thai border. This time all five major bases have come under heavy shelling and ground attack from534 words
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1266 1984-12-28 15 NOW THAT the election fever is over, let us reflect on the accusations and the acrimony. On the six A's of Mr Mah Bow Tan and the seven credits of Mr Chiam See Tong, credit must be given where it is due and A s1,266 words
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Article55 1984-12-28 15 WHILE browsing through the books at the basement of Metro Supreme on Dec 20,1 became giddy and fainted. The staff was very sympathetic and helpful and I am very much obliged. To all the kind souls who helped me that day, thank you, thank you so55 words
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Article, Illustration1547 1984-12-28 16 DON OBERDORFER - PLACES at leisure By DON OBERDORFER LAT-WP THE taxi stopped amid the hubbub of a bustling street of souvenir stalls and sightseers in Nara. "Koko" ("Here"), said the driver crisply, pointing to a tiny lane between two stalls. We carried our suitcases a few yards downLAT-WP - 1,547 words
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Article, Illustration456 1984-12-28 16 WONG AH YOKE - By WONG AH YOKE THE first English sit-com to be produced in Hong Kong, called Made in Hong Kong, will be shown over Channel 10 from Jan 1. Two episodes, each half an hour long, will be telecast every week at 8.30 pm456 words
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Article, Illustration462 1984-12-28 18 Kpwamiasnie Singapore 1984 (Ch 5, 7.55 pm) THIS 1984 news round-up covers the important events which happened in Singapore during the year. Produced by Sen Lam and B Padhmanabban, it is divided into five segments. News Items takes a look at the general election, polling results, lie462 words
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Article, Illustration979 1984-12-28 19 LEONARD GREENWOOD - By LEONARD GREENWOOD in Hollywood LATWP BRITISH-BORN actor, Peter Lawford, whose marriages made him as famous as his films, died on Christmas Eve of cardiac arrest, one day after he was put on life support systems. The suave Lawford, 61, who had been admittedLATWP - 979 words
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Miscellaneous1162 1984-12-28 17 K2E3SHI 2.25 SBCTEXT Live Sample 2.55 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by The Passenger (C) Kidswortd. Interviews diabetic gymnast and the Oak Ridge Boys and the excitement of river-rafting are some of the featured. All about It (Chapters 13 5.15 Romper Room (E). 5.45 Swallows and Amazons Forever Coot Club.*1,162 words
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Miscellaneous379 1984-12-28 17 THE SJNQAPORE MONTTOR FRDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1964 18 &l It 4 T iA r tv r/ r w H i <1 >V T V\ II *4 tiArt 2 1 a r r i < Li Left: Peter Schaufuss in Evening at the Ballet Dancer (Ch 12, 8.30 pm). Right: Read379 words
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Miscellaneous676 1984-12-28 20 NATIONAL SHORT STORY WRITING Application forms are available THE 1984 National Short Story Writ- from K c y na International Composing Competition, organised by* the tion Prize, Boston University School of Ministry of Culture and the various Music, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, newspapers of Singapore, is open to Boston, Ma *****.676 words
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Miscellaneous135 1984-12-28 20 yggl ART FORUM CUM DEMONSTRATION AN ART forum on Chinese Brush Painting will be held at the Lian He Zao Bao/Wan Bao auditorium, 307 Alexandra Road, Singapore 0315, tomorrow at 7.30 pm. The speakers are Tan Khim Ser, Huang Pao Fang, Tan Chee Tee and Gui Chen Ping, artists from135 words
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Miscellaneous814 1984-12-28 21 leisure comics I FASTRACK By Bill HolbrooK M |l I euo.Hm <*xi 6tM IL, -n7 WW VI 'TT rue new coaapanV W —at* stahwng- 7 ua* at w Joe applicants l| .yrtl O(W>A|4IZATIOMAL CHART? ON, CAN'T *e THAT frfeuP IH -f«g THAT P£RSo*JCL. I i m^ r mm I w814 words
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Article220 1984-12-28 22 THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUERIES MY MALAYSIAN girlfriend and I asked the Work Permit Department for permission to marry about six months ago but were turned down. We have also made an appeal but were unsuccessful. My girlfriend has never held a work permit before although220 words
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Article80 1984-12-28 22 MY DAUGHTER will be starling school in 1986. But my husband has an older daughter from a previous marriage. Do we declare our daughter as our first child? My husband's other daughter is in his wife's custody. YOUR daughter would be considered as your first80 words
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Article65 1984-12-28 22 I AM a foreign worker with a two-year work permit. Am I allowed to work part-time during my off-hours? What should I do if I want to hold two jobs? YOUR work permit only allows you to work at the job ana for the employer specified65 words
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Article55 1984-12-28 22 Something troubling you. Need clarification on certain issues? Let us help. Send your queries to us and we will try to get the relevant authorities or organisations to provide the answers. Send your questions to: Open Line, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, tto3-01 Delta55 words
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816 1984-12-28 22 THE NUMBER of ATMs installed has increased from 339 in January this year to 428 at the end of October. By-January 1985, 467 ATMs are expected to be installed. The high concentration of ATMs at convenient locations and the start of staggered816 words
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Article114 1984-12-28 22 BARBECUE permits can be obtained from the Botanic Gardens office from Jan 2. On weekdays, the office will be open between 8 am to 12.30 pm, and between 1.30 pm and 4 pm. On Saturdays, the hours are 8 am to noon. Until now, permits114 words
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Article67 1984-12-28 23 "The Boss uses i,' the leader uses 'WE.' The Boss creates fear, the leader inspires trust. The Boss 'knows how,' the leader 'shows how.' The Boss orders, the leader acts. The Boss relies on his authority to get things done, The leader relies on cooperation to get67 words
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Article94 1984-12-28 23 WHEN YOU leave your car, prevent car thefts by doing the following: MAKE IT harder for anyone to start the car by removing the ignition key. FASTEN all windows, including quarter lites. LOCK all doors. LOCK valuables out of sight in the boot or glove94 words
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468 1984-12-28 23 UPI A NEW study identifies seven basic goodhealth habits that doctors say can prolong life. These, according to the study conducted in Alameda County in Northern California, include eating breakfast, eating moderately, eating regularly, using alcohol moderately or not at all, not usingUPI - 468 words
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150 1984-12-28 23 INFORMATION YOU CAN USE FOR ONE reason or another wills, taxes, divorce, legal disputes almost everybody eventually needs a lawyer. But how ao you find one? Check credentials, and don't hesitate to discuss fees. You may find that many legal problems aren't150 words
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96 1984-12-28 23 THE CONSUMER Product Safety Commission is urging parents to keep a sharp eye on how young children use the toys they find under the Christmas tree. In 1983 in the United States, 16 children died and 118,000 were injured in toy-related accidents,96 words
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92 1984-12-28 23 BECAUSE OF the danger of injury, adolescents should avoid competitive power lifting and unsupervised weight training. Power lifting, a sport in which an individual tries to lift as much weights, is especially dangerous for adolescents because spinal vertebrae do not fully develop until adulthood. Possible92 words
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75 1984-12-28 23 YOU CAN trim your grocery bill by roast, an eye-of-round roast and buying large cuts of beef and cutting ground beef. them up into smaller portions. Chuck blade roasts can provide two For example, a whole bottom eye steaks, and the remainder75 words
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86 1984-12-28 23 BE SCEPTICAL of advertising claims made for cosmetic products. Manufacturers often claim that their products contain secret ingredients that are superior to those used in other brands or that they use a magic formula which accomplishes extraordinary results. A cheaper cream or lotion is86 words
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Advertisement114 1984-12-28 23 lt*» the time tor you to make a choice C ms&° v< laqO before it e .\\o creates unnecessary problem. o"*® Please step in our centre e \as* e let us have total care for you. .j olt®' „n(\ Lisa Wong $9®°*° s&S pwraonaSy «***s'o mgS srjr v We have114 words
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Advertisement340 1984-12-28 24 ANNOUNCEMENT BUSINESS Business 9 Opportunities Personal Ol LOST WHITE POODLE (not pure pedigree) in Dutchess Avenue vicinity on 27/12/84. Under Medication. May refused to eat. Missed by owner Finder please call 46&5082 big reward. Music/Dancing Lessons beginners, group or individual tuition available call 291 2921/ 291 2924 Joy Dancing Centre340 words
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Advertisement347 1984-12-28 25 At Your Service WE SPECIALISE IN all kinds of plumbing, sanitary, sewerage system mamtenace. Interested, please call: 481 1226 YEO ELECTRICAL AMP Plumbing Enterprise provides prompt, reliable and efficient services 254 9852/ 255 3678 (Licensed Plumber). After office hour: 256 7832 Furniture/ Furnishings m CANff FURNITURE, REFRIGERATOR for rental/ sale.26,347 words
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Advertisement336 1984-12-28 25 Factory Space PRESTIGIOUS MEW TAI Hong Centre. No 2, Leng Kee Road. Singapore 0315 Junction of Tangim Road. Alexandra Road. Tiong Bahru Road. 2 blocks of 6-storey warehouse/ factory Enquiry: Yoong Company. No 10. Anson Road. #10-25 International Plaza. Singapore 0207 Tel: 220 1577/ *****51. Property For Sale CITY PLAXA336 words
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Advertisement320 1984-12-28 25 ADVERTISEMENT FOR CREDITORS IN TNI MATTER OP THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 185) AND IN THE MATTER OP RULAN TRANSPORTATION (PTE)LTD Hat M Voluntary Windiftg*Up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before 31 st January 1985320 words
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Advertisement220 1984-12-28 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER IBS Pursuant to Section 254 (1) |b) CHUBB CENTRAL ALARMS PTE LTD On the 27th day of December 1984 the following special resolutions set out below were deemed to be duly passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Chubb Central Alarms Pte220 words
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Advertisement396 1984-12-28 26 ADVERTISEMENT FOR CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER IBS) AND IN THE MATTER OF CHUBB CENTRAL ALARMS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Windlng-Up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being wound up voluntahly, are required on or before 31st January396 words
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Article, Illustration906 1984-12-28 27 WONDER BOY - ■MuNliUk""" RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK •y WONDER BOY LAST START easy winner' Pigeon continued to show further progress when he displayed delightful action in his windingup gallop on a good track at Batu Gatong this morning. Taken out by Bane-In Form apprentice jockey Luke Danis, the906 words
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Article, Illustration112 1984-12-28 27 THE PEOPLE AT THE SPORTSFRONT U.S. OLYMPIC gold medallist Carl Lewis (above) promised about three months ago to donate US$lO,OOO (S$21,000) to the Japan Sports Association for the disabled but the money has not arrived yet, an official of the association said yesterday. Seiichiro Ite, the112 words
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Article, Illustration86 1984-12-28 27 ZOLA BUDD (above) will arrive in Switzerland tonight to resume her international athletics career with an 8.4-km road race in Zurich on Sunday, her adviser Jannie Momberg said yesterday. Momberg said Budd, whose last race the Olympic 3,000 metres in August was marred by a collision86 words
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Article715 1984-12-28 27 MCII 1.45 Ct 3 Dtv 5 1200 m 1 MMiamiMon 57 Razmy 5 > Deposit II 56' 2 Lam 6 3 Tan Tango 56 Rajoo 3 4 Oaatura N 56 P Lea 9 taring Top 56 Ng 12 Repertoire 55' Lucas 1 T Mister Hush 55' Johnston 10715 words
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Article, Illustration288 1984-12-28 28 SARAWAK will depend on Herman Bu lang to deliver the goals in the 1985 Malaysia Cup tournament. Singapore footballers may remember this striker, who scored Sarawak's only goal against Singapore in the 1981 Malaysia Cup match at the National Stadium. Sarawak coach Mohamed288 words
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Article, Illustration231 1984-12-28 28 KAMPUNG boy Shamsuddin Rambli has yet to recover from the nightmare of playing before a crowd of 40,000 in a Malaysia Cup match at the National Stadium in Singapore in 1981. Singapore beat Sarawak 3-1 in that match and the night still remains vivid231 words
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Article, Illustration634 1984-12-28 28 ERNEST FRIDA - Only one way for the Sarawak team to go up Reports: ERNEST FRIDA SARAWAK have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. They've been hit so bad by poor results in the last Malaysia Cup campaign, that, according to coach Mohamed Che Su, they can't do any worse. Che SuPictures: HAIRIS - 634 words
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Article70 1984-12-28 28 Goalkeepers: Amin Alis, Mohammed Fasisal, Mahdi Seman Defenders: Lucas Kallang (capt), David Gombek, Asmadi Alis. Reduan Mantali, David Usop. Rosli Akup, Roslan Ismail Midfielders: Shamuddin Rambli, Awang Daud, Aduke Rambli, Awang Suhodidden Strikers! Tamil Ahmad, Jackson Maxwell, Sahit Amit, Sudin Drahman, Pengiran Bala, Morshidi Sulaiman, Morshid Ling, Herman70 words
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Article, Illustration309 1984-12-28 28 WHILE other teams were out chasing and poaching players, Sarawalc had set their sights on former Kelantan and Malaysian national coach Mohamed Che Su. The soft-spoken coach commands enough respect from the football fraternity in Malaysia to prompt309 words
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Article, Illustration387 1984-12-28 29 UPI, AP ATLANTIC CITY, Friday JOHNNY BUMPHUS, fighting with a cut over his eye suffered moments into the fight, scored a thirdround technical knockout on Wednesday night over Randy Mitchem in a scheduled 10-round bout. For Bumphus, a former World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion, itUPI, AP - 387 words
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Advertisement131 1984-12-28 29 WHERE WOULD SHUTTU SUPERMAN RIIDV HARIONO STAND WITHOUT MS SPECIAL POWERS? Rudy Hartono, of Indonesia seven times holder of the All-England Cup for badminton, now coach of Indonesia's victorious Thomas Cup Team owes much of his fabulous success to his courtcraft. As Rudy says, all the racquet technique in the131 words
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Advertisement150 1984-12-28 30 77 VW The 1st of March. Today there's a new arrival in Singapore. And verv soon the patter of little tyres will be heard,as our new Witrecar the March,takes to the road for the first time. Weighing in at 645 kg the March is heavy enough to provide good solid150 words
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Article, Illustration607 1984-12-28 31 Coach undecided on which of the 2 to pick MONITOR sports TALENT-RICH Federal Territory is in a dilemma. Just who is to be their man for the job between the posts? FT is the only team in the Malaysia Cup competition with two607 words
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